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Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite™ Video Spotlight!

General Leadership

'“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”. – Winston Churchill. Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com COO, Lt Col Mathew T. Fritz discusses why courage is a skill. Each of us has the ability to find within ourselves a motivation and a drive which can compel us to face adversity and grow through an obstacle.

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Get Advice from People Who Have…

Leading Blog

'Giving decisions to people closest to the action can transform any organization says Dennis Bakke in The Decision Maker. In a decision-maker organization, the leader leads by choosing a decision-maker based on their proximity, perspective, experience and wisdom. But since we are all human, the decision-maker must ask for advice. The advice process brings multiple perspectives together to guide a successful outcome.

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How to Connect with An Audience—It’s One of Your Most Important Leadership Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

'Guest post from Gary Genard: Perhaps the biggest public speaking mistake emerging leaders make is to focus on delivering information. But a leader never gives a speech to convey content. Instead, the aim should be to influence—and often activate—listeners. Your purpose, then, needs to inform all of your other choices when you speak. In fact, things should be much easier for you if you think like that.

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What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics Anonymous

Michael Lee Stallard

'By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on Fox Business. Change is hard. It requires energy and effort. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsciously. For them change is uncomfortable at best, painful at worst. CEOs who want to effect major change have their work cut out for them. It might not be an obvious place to look, but CEOs can learn about successfully implementing change from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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5 Ways To Manage Virtual Employees

Women on Business

'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

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Creating Real Team Alignment

Kevin Eikenberry

'Last week, I wrote about the importance of seeing opportunity in your team and what you can do to help your team see opportunities as well. I ended by telling you that the way to create that opportunity view was by creating a definiteness of purpose across all members of your team. Then I promised […]. The post Creating Real Team Alignment appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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6 Signs You’re Not Qualified to Lead

Modern Servant Leader

'It boggles the mind that current co-CEOs of Market Basket blame employees for the company’s problems. That’s a classic example of leaders who are no longer qualified to lead at the organization. Which got me thinking, when should any leader know it is time to step down? What are the signs you are no longer qualified to lead? Here’s my list: 1.

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German Car and Truck Maker Takes Email Out of Vacation

leaderCommunicator

'Recognizing that email overload is a growing contributor to workers’ stress levels, German car and truck maker Daimler recently launched a seemingly radical new solution: no email on vacation, guaranteed. The company’s “Mail on Holiday” program allows about 100,000 German employees to choose whether they’d like all their incoming emails during their vacation to be automatically deleted.

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So so so BUSY?? Why? 10 Places to Look.

Anese Cavanaugh

'“I’m soooo busy!” So much talk about “busy busy”, I hear it everyday. It’s not very productive. It’s not very life-giving. And really, it’s just not very compelling. Although I’m sure when people say it, they think in some way it is… or do they? I did an interview yesterday on Sirius XM 126 (Urban View w/MaggieLinton).

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Interview: Leading Change With and Without Authority

Change Starts Here

'Like many change agents, this month’s guest had a unique career path that brought him to that role. Danny Peterson was CEO of a large nonprofit organization. When he retired, he went back to work — this time as the Manager of Global Continuous Improvement within a Fortune 500 company. In this episode, we’ll explore Danny’s experience with influencing change as CEO and how it compared to leading change from the middle of a large company.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Closing Comments Alters Your Purpose

Managing Communities

'Please Update Your ManagingCommunities.com RSS Feed Subscription This feed has moved to: [link] I apologize for the trouble. For more details, please read my post on the matter. Thank you.

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7 Indicators That You’re Not Leading Anymore

Ron Edmondson

'Being in a leadership position is no guarantee we are leading. Holding the title of leader isn’t an indication one actually leads. Leading by definition is an active term. It means we are taking people somewhere. And, even the best leaders have periods — even if ever so briefly — even if intentional — when they aren’t necessarily leading anything.

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7 Ways To Achieve Business Success

Eric Jacobson

'When you start reading Mark Thompson’s and Brian Tracy’s latest book called, Now…Build a Great Business! , you may feel like you are reading 200 pages of Blog posts, but the bite-sized approach to providing tools, practical steps and ideas, rather than theory, is precisely the authors’ intended approach. The book thoroughly explains the seven keys for how to achieve business success : 1.

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RapidBI Daily Business Cartoon #150

Rapid BI

'“Some of you may have noticed that I recently switched my necktie from a classic Windsor knot to the stylish Pratt/Shelby. This is just one of the many exciting changes I have planned for the company.” Office based cartoons, funnies or humor can help to communicate important messages or tips in a non threatening […].

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Why Marketers Want to Make You Cry

Harvard Business Review

'“Hey – Dad? You want to have a catch?”. Every time I watch Field of Dreams , there’s one scene that gets me. When Kevin Costner’s character asks his ghost father to throw a ball around, I – and a lot of other guys my age – dissolve. Chances are, the stories that stay with you also make you cry – or laugh – or get angry. The strong emotions make them memorable.

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Kryptonite: The Thing That Weakens Leadership

Leadership Freak

'Kryptonite is mythical material from Krypton that drains Superman of his superpowers. Kryptonite: The belief that self-evaluation trumps the evaluation of those directly impacted by your leadership weakens your effectiveness.

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Publishing Is Not Dying

Harvard Business Review

'If marketers want to produce content, they need to think like publishers. After all, content isn’t an extension of marketing, it’s an extension of publishing. I am hardly the only one to make that case , but skeptics are still vocal in their disagreement. “Aren’t publishers failing?” they say. How can I hold up a struggling industry as a model? If publishing is a viable model, why aren’t publishers making money?

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Why Going All-In on Your Start-Up Might Not Be the Best Idea

Harvard Business Review

'Entrepreneurs who give up their day jobs in stages are 33% less likely to fail in their start-ups than those who leave their jobs precipitously to run their new businesses full-time, according to a study of thousands of Americans by Joseph Raffiee and Jie Feng of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The staged approach, which allows entrepreneurs to gain important knowledge about their new businesses while phasing out their paying jobs, has become much easier with the rise of digital technologi

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Online Shopping Isn’t as Profitable as You Think

Harvard Business Review

'When I argue that e-commerce isn’t likely to destroy innovative omnichannel retailers , I typically receive passionate responses. Am I really suggesting that the growth of e-commerce will slow before it annihilates most physical retailing? And how could I possibly argue that the economics of omnichannel retailers are as favorable as those of pure-play e-tailers?

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How to Stop Corporate Inversions

Harvard Business Review

'Bill George and Mihir Desai , professors at Harvard Business School, explain why our corporate tax code is driving American business overseas. Download this podcast.